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The former Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) managing director, Stanley Sendegeya, has been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison on allegations of forgery, uttering false documents, and giving false information. 

On Wednesday, November 22, Sendegeya appeared before Grade One Magistrate Siena Owomugisha and denied the charges. 

He is battling charges of forgery contrary to sections 342 and 347 of the Penal Code Act, giving false information, contrary to section 115(a), of the Penal Code Act, and uttering a false document, contrary to sections 351 and 347 of the penal code Act. 

The offences attract maximum sentences of three-year imprisonment, upon conviction. 

The state attorney from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Juliet Nyamwiza, informed the court that investigations are still ongoing and asked the court to adjourn the case to another date. 

This prompted the magistrate to adjourn the case for bail application on November 27, 2023. 

Prosecution alleges that during July 2020, at Deloitte Uganda Limited offices at Plot 1 Lumumba Avenue in Kampala City, the accused gave information to wit; a curriculum vitae to URC, knowing through Deloitte Uganda Limited, which he knew to be false, showing that he had the requisite academic qualification for the position of managing director, which they ought not to have done if the true state of facts in respect to his academic qualification was known to URC. 

It is further alleged that during July 2020, at Deloitte Uganda Limited offices at Plot 1 Lumumba Avenue in Kampala city, with intent to deceive, made a false document with a curriculum vitae purporting that he held a master’s Degree in Business Administration but not. 

Court documents further indicate that during the said month and date at Deloitte offices in Kampala, he knowingly and fraudulently uttered a false document, to wit a curriculum vitae to URC through Deloitte purporting that he held a master’s Degree in Business Administration whereas not.